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But congress has ultimately got to make the decision. and the ball really is in our court. >> mark? >> and when we came out with our gang of six plan, he endorsed it. that helped in some corners, hurt in others. i wish he spent the first three months of this year frankly just educating the american people and all of us about some of these choices. some of this is just math in terms of some of the entitlement programs. the fact that some of this revenue is at 70-year low, revenue expenditures. an...

>> jeb bush would be seen as a moderate today. >> thats true. >> when jeb, when he ran in 1998 was seen as a hard right conservative republican. and i hope it gets through on the other side, mark. because, again, the damage, and i think we all agree here, the damage that is being done night after night, debate after debate by one republican candidate after another making the stupid extremist comments that, again, may help you win a primary in northwest florida, but will lose you the presidential...

Its not going to happen. it hasnt happened, its not going to happen. lets look, though. and mark haleprin got this catch. we talked earlier about how the president doing the blocking and tackling, going out, doing the right political things, whether its in the best interest of the country or not, doing the right political things and hes now at 46% again. his approval ratings. remarkable given the backdrop of how bad this economy is. and lets go to ohio. in the state of ohio, mark, you look at a ...

Okay. good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it is wednesday, october 26th. with us onset, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle, and msnbc and "time" magazine political analyst mark haleprin. >> and that tune? come on, where were you in 1972? three dog night, my man. three dog night. >> "one is the loneliest number." >> whatever. okay. you are a three dog night rookie. what about -- this herman cain ad, if the ideas to be talked about, you know, that was the cigarette drag heard around the w...

Hes going to win reelection. >> hes not going to be reelected because hes going to be recalled. do you understand whats happening? theyre now gathering signatures. >> just like those republican senators. >> they recalled two republican senators. and if theyd recalled three, they would have lost the majority. >> howard -- im telling you, ill be glad to place any bet thats legal, of course, its interesting that he has learned faster than a lot of these other republican governors that keep charging...

Numbers or getting e-mails to add to his list. there was one guy who told one of our reporters that he tried to host a fundraiser for cain in that state and never heard back from him. so herman cain very much, hes proud of this approach, but the reality is, if he wants to remain on top, hes going to have to become a professional politician and get a serious organization. >> mark haleprin, youre back from iowa a few hours ago. who did you like? >> who do iowans like? >> i sat with him during the ...

>> and theres no doubt about it. you know, mika, most economists will say when you get to 90% debt to gdp. it starts a chain, a process. that just causes the economy to slow down, causes the debt to go up, and as the governor said, gets you into greek territory. the fact, mark haleprin, were going to be at 100% debt to gdp at the end of this month is frightening with real economic consequences for the long run. >> and none of the candidates running for president have given a speech as passionate...

>> welcome back to "morning joe." mark haleprin and jeffrey sachs are still with us along with sam stein in washington. but joining the table, former senior adviser to the mccain/palin campaign steve schmidt now an msnbc political analyst. >> here weve got herman cain, 9-9-9, its everywhere. >> it is everywhere. >> branded on the subconscious of america. this is huge! this is herman cain mania. it is sweeping america from coast-to-coast. kids are asking their mom and dad, buy me a godfathers piz...

Dont pretend -- marks an expert on republican politics, im not an expert on republican politics, but i think when you look at the resources and the standing that perry and romney are likely to be duking it out at some point here. but the reason i raised some of these issues about governor romney is because other people werent raising them, and its important to focus on those things. he has a history going back 20 years when he was, you know, a moderate to liberal republican in massachusetts, pro...

>> willie, you got in late last night, you turn on the tv, and you see the yankees and a-rod specifically choke. that said, i hate to say what people said about the red sox game. >> yeah. >> that said, this yankees/tigers series was one of the best series ive seen in a while. >> it was a good game. well-pitched on both sides. a lot of people will question joe girardi pulling the pitcher. saying the kid had "tightness" in his arm. he suspected that joe girardi got tightness in his throat. theres ...